Printing With Water Base Inks

For best performance heat the pallets to 140F before printing. Heating your pallets will help retain the ink on the garment and allow for wet on wet printing without flashing in between. For light color fabric use the Green Galaxy through a high mesh screen. For dark colored fabric use Green Galaxy Comet White as an under-base. For a softer hand use Discharge (see under basing below).

Screens should be flooded if printing is stopped for any period of time. When loading water base ink into your screens, use a good amount of ink in order to ensure the ink doesn't dry in your screen. Print with a pull stroke for best results. Back flood screen with a lot of ink gently so ink is not pressed through the design. You shouldn't be able to see your screen or image through your back flood.

Under Basing: Dark garments can be under based with Green Galaxy Comet White, flashed, and over printed with standard Green Galaxy colors, wet on wet or with flashing. An under base can also be accomplished by printing discharge ink which discharges the dye from the fabric, flashing, and over printing wet on wet. For the ultimate brilliance and soft hand results try our premixed White Discharge which has white pigment mixed in into the discharge leaving a discharged white under base.